Argentina hold Chile in combative L.A. friendly

Both Argentina and Chile struck the crossbar in a physical battle that ended with 40 fouls between the two sides at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Argentine and Chile renewed their combative rivalry in Los Angeles on Thursday in a game that was peppered with 10 yellow cards but with both teams missing key players and fielding experimental lineups neither was able to break a 0-0 deadlock.
Argentina were without the rested Sergio Aguero as well as Lionel Messi, who was banned in August from international matches for three months after making derogatory comments about South American soccer officials during the Copa America.
But they were still…